Just when Helen thinks she can take charge of her life, a Devil-hunting itinerant preacher upsets the delicate balance she has managed in a family locked in secrets and headed for trouble.
 

When Helen breaks down, her husband Richard, angry and ashamed, commits her to a mental institution without telling the children where their mother has gone.
 
Lillian’s Garden is a novel about failure and finding redemption through learning how to ask for what you want and accepting what love has given you.